More than 2,000 swimmers from 46 different countries are set to dip into Turkey’s iconic Bosphorus strait, competing in a unique race between Asia and Europe. The Bosphorus Cross-Continental Swimming Race, being held in Istanbul on Sunday, is an annual…
Turkey fined for fan behaviour, players warned over salutes (Vanguard)
UEFA on Friday fined Turkey’s football federation 50,000 euros ($55,360) for their supporters’ behaviour and warned several players following military salutes performed during two Euro 2020 qualifiers. Turkey fans caused crowd disturbances in the 1-1 draw with France on October…
Turkey set to invade Syria; US to remove forces from area (NewTelegraph)
Turkey is set to invade Syria, as the country had been threatening in recent months, with the United States saying it will remove all of its forces from the “immediate area,” according to the White House. The news came late…
Turkish lawyers threaten boycott of Erdogan’s courts ceremony (Punch)
Dozens of Turkish bar associations are threatening to boycott President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s planned ceremony to open the judicial year at the presidential palace, saying it would be another violation of the judiciary’s independence. The boycott protest would be a…
Turkey defies US as Russian S-400 missile defence arrives (BBC)
Turkey has received the first parts of a Russian S-400 missile defence system despite opposition from the US. The shipment arrived in an airbase in the capital Ankara on Friday, the Turkish defence ministry says. The move will anger the…
North Cyprus journalist takes on Turkey’s mighty Erdogan (Guardian)
Jail time, angry mobs and assassination attempts — editor Sener Levent has paid a price for challenging Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and authorities in breakaway northern Cyprus through his tiny newspaper. Alongside the stacks of old papers on his…
Ankara train crash leaves nine dead, 47 injured (Guardian)
Nine people were killed and nearly 50 injured after a high-speed train crashed into a locomotive in the Turkish capital on Thursday, officials said. Transport Minister Cahit Turhan told reporters in televised remarks that three of those killed were operators…
Turkey pulls out of Libya crisis talks (Punch)
Turkey pulled out of Italian-hosted Libya crisis talks on Tuesday after it was not invited to a meeting of key players on the conference sidelines, saying it was “deeply disappointed”. “Any meeting which excludes Turkey would prove to be counter-productive…
Ten missing as migrant boat sinks off Turkey (Guardian)
Ten people were missing on Monday after a boat carrying illegal migrants sank off Turkey’s western coast, the Turkish coastguard said. Two migrants swam to shore not far from the coastal town of Dikili in Izmir province after their boat…
Khashoggi murder: Body ‘dissolved in acid’ (BBC)
A top Turkish official, presidential adviser Yasin Aktay, has said he believes Jamal Khashoggi’s body was dissolved in acid after being cut up. The “only logical conclusion”, he said, was that those who had killed the Saudi journalist in Istanbul…
